Vending machine



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VENDING MACHINE Filed NOV. 18,- 1929 F'Tii'II'I'III/i iii? III/5555mm 22:22:22

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A T ORNEYS Patented Sept. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE WILLIAM H. LABAVIAY, OIE GRAND RAPIDS, lvIIC I- I IGAN', ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO= LEONARD DE V05, GRAND RAPIDS, MIGHIGAN VENDING MAoniNE Application filed November 18, 1929. :Serial No. 407 ,914

The present invention relates to vending shape as the article to be vended, is horizon machines and more particularly to improvements in the vending machine shown and described in my issued Patent No. 1,442,07 8, is-

sued January 16, 1923, upon application by me filed on August 21, 1920.

The main objects of the invention are to provide improved means for preventing fraudulent manipulation of the machine; to

provide an improved coin chute construction; to provide an improved vending block construction; to provide an improved tension block construction such as is hereinafter particularly described; and, to provide a vending machine having generally improved features over the device shown in my issued patent referred to above.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings,

in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view, partly broken away to show the interior construction;

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on 2 line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure at is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional View of a portion of the device showing certain novel features hereinafter more fully described; and

Figure 5 is a view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 2.

The vending machine shown in the draw ings generally comprises acabinet for the storage of articles to be dispensed. A spring tensioned lever, manually operated, causes a single article to be dispensed from the machine upon the reception of a coin.

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet generally comprises the top 1, the base 2, the sides 3. 4, the back 5 and the front panel 6.

A pair of vertically disposed members 7 form a partition 8 for the vertical storage of a plurality of similar articles to be dispensed such as the battery of bottles 9. A horizontally disposed floor 10 is provided below the partition 8 to retain the articles in vertical storage and a vending block 11, provided with a well 12 therein of substantially the same tally slidable on the floor 10 below the'partitions 7; This well is normally in registration with the plurality of articles vertically retained thereabove and each alternate reciprocal movement of the vending block 11 on thefloor 10 permits one of the articles to drop through the opening 13 to the curved chute 14 where it is delivered from the machine to the purchaser. g

' A tension block 15 for preventing reciprocal movement of the vending block 11 by fraudulent means as by tilting and arring the machine, is retained between the cross member l6- and' the vending block 11 by means of the coil expansion'spr'ing 17 within its well whose outerend bears against the" U-shaped slidable member- 18 which contacts the vending block spring tensioned lever 19 pivotally mounted adjacent the side 4' of the cabinet is rigidly connected to ahorizontally disposed rockableelement 20 by means of the coupling 21; This rocka'ble element is provided with a coin receivingwell 22, and a plunger "or; trip "23 rigidly secured to "the vending 'block" 11, projects laterally there-j from partly into the'coi'n receiving well;

A=coin 24:, inserted inthe slot 25 travels through the vertical angularly disposed coin chute 26 into the coin receiving well 22 where it is held by the finger 30 projecting from its supporting member 31, and the flat inner surface of the coin bears against the head of the plunger 23 to push it rearwardly when the element 20 is rocked rearwardly by the manual operation of the lever. The plunger in moving rearwardly permits the coin to drop to the floor and causes the vending block to move rearwardly to thereby drop a single article fromthe well 12 through the opening 13 to the curved chute 14 for delivery to the purchaser. Rocking of the element 20 when no coin is in its well fails to vend an article since the head of the plunger is merely caused to pass through the slot 27.

A coiled contraction spring 28 secured at one end to the cabinet and at its other end to the rockable element 20 causes the element 20 to move forwardly upon releasing the lever 19 and the plunger 23 is provided with an enlarged head and the forward movement of the element 20 pulling on the head of the plunger causes the vending block 11 to be returned to its normal position to receive another article within its well 12. The provision of the vertical angularly disposed coin chute 26 prevents fraudulent manipulation of the machine by means of tools inserted within the coin chute.

It will thus be seen that the improvements herein shown and described prevent fraudulent manipulation of the machine.

While but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous tai of he n t e en ho n may be altered or omitted without departing froln the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claim( I cl im A coin controlled vending machine including means for the vertical storage of a plurality of small articles to be dispensed, a horizontal slidable vending block located below the said means and having a well for receiving a single article to be dispensed,

friction means engaging the vending block.

and exerting a constant restraining action on the same throughout the entire movement thereof, an oscillatory coin carryingmember having a coin receiving passage, a stop spaced lew the ndi block nd arrang d o l mit. outward movement of the coin carrying menuer a P v h. a p n e ndi g nt the said coin passage for supporting a coin when the said coin carrying member is at the limi of. it out ar ov nt, and mea a ranged to be engaged by the said coin for actuating the v ding bl k- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set. my hand at Grand I apids, Michigan, this: 14th day of November, 1929-. l

WVILLIAM H. LARAWAY. 

